evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD011714

Home telemonitoring and remote feedback between clinic visits for asthma

Kew, KM, Cates, CJ · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

AirwaysAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Summary of findings table 1

Population: people with asthma
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids 7.3‐month
OR 0.93 [0.6, 1.44]4 studies · 466 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Exacerbations requiring hospital admission 7.8‐month
OR 1.38 [0.51, 3.68]4 studies · 421 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Asthma control
no estimate extracted4 studies · 4 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Serious and non‐serious adverse events
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Asthma‐related quality of life (AQLQ)i 9.6‐month
no estimate extracted6 studies · 796 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Lung function % predicted trough FEV1 higher = better 7.6‐month
no estimate extracted3 studies · 149 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Unscheduled healthcare visits 6.2‐month
OR 0.99 [0.37, 2.62]3 studies · 430 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias